Smurfit Westrock - Electrical Project Engineer - Covington, VA

The Opportunity: As an Electrical Project Engineer you will be responsible for coordinating the planning, organizing, and completion of capital projects.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

• Support and foster safety and environmental compliance

• Understand safe designs, safe work practices, and safe work environments

• Evaluate and performance of electrical systems to determine the best option for future needs

• Develop capital CFR documents for the capital approval process

• Implement capital projects on time and within budget

• Control project costs by developing bid packages, monitoring expenditures, and administering contracts

• Establish project schedules by studying specifications, calculating time requirements, and sequencing project elements

• Responsible for construction oversight during implementation phases of on-site construction

• Partner with operations, E&I, Process Control, and Mechanical Maintenance to understand all processes and how teams and individuals are involved and impacted at each step

What you will need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Electrical Engineering preferred

• Must have 7 to 12 years of experience in a project, operations, or maintenance engineering role

• Experience with SAP preferred

• Strong problem-solving and process-analysis skills to evaluate data and make decisions to drive process improvements through capital upgrades

• Possess effective communication skills to clearly convey project-related data to operations, maintenance, and management

• Proven track record of collaboration within cross-functional teams

• Work experience in the paper industry or similar industry preferred

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.

• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.

• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.

• Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!

• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.